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Tim Ryan, PwC US Chairman and Senior Partner, keynoted the Commission’s annual CEO Forum on Monday, March 12. Ryan spoke to nearly 200 CEOs and senior leaders from GCP member companies about his decision to talk openly about race in the workplace.
“Discussing these types of difficult topics is usually assumed to be the responsibility of community leaders, politicians, and activists,” Ryan shared, “but our people spend a good portion of their lives within the walls of this firm and more than anything, I want them to be able to bring their whole selves to work.”

Click HERE to listen to the podcast, which includes Mr. Ryan’s keynote address, discussion moderated by Maxie C. Jackson, III, Station Manager, 90.3 WCPN and a Q&A session.

We would like again to thank our sponsors PwC, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Browns, Forest City Realty Trust and Ulmer & Berne for making this great event possible!

Schedule a Meeting with the GCP Business Development Team

The GCP is your one-stop business retention and expansion resource.

The GCP Business Development staff is currently scheduling visits for 2018.

Some visits uncover potential expansion and development projects that we can help with, some identify problems that we can help solve, and some simply offer an opportunity to build a relationship so you know who to call when issues and opportunities arise.

Please contact us at 216-592-2208 or businessdevelopment@gcpartnership.com to schedule your outreach meeting.Learn more.

2018 Internship Summit Resources Available

On February 27, 2018, over 200 business, higher education, and community representatives gathered together at the 3rd Annual Cleveland Internship Summit to learn internship best practices, how to manage a multi-generational workforce, the benefits of considering international students and high school students to your internship programs, creative ways employers are getting interns and new grads more career-ready, how employers are using more evidence-based methods in hiring, and more.

Workforce continues to be a pressing challenge in our community. As the focus on internships as a workforce solution increases, GCP will continue to bring valuable resources to aid in the quality and quantity of internship opportunities available. Over three years, our annual Cleveland Internship Summit has become one of the most important tools in GCP’s toolkit to help the business community develop a strong talent pipeline for Greater Cleveland.

Next steps

This will include working with employers and educational institutions represented at the summit to add additional resources to GCP Internship Central. Please also visit our 2018 Cleveland Internship Summit resource page to view available speaker presentations and bio’s.

If you are an employer looking for assistance in growing, managing or starting an internship program or need assistance connecting with interns, please contact Angela Finding at afinding@gcpartnership.com.

CyberOhio Business Summit Coming to Cleveland

CyberOhio – a collection of cybersecurity initiatives aimed at helping Ohio's businesses fight back against cyber-attacks – is bringing its annual Business Summit to Cleveland on March 23.
The free all-day educational event on March 23 includes a catered lunch and is geared towards small business owners or employees who may not have a cybersecurity background. Ohio’s Attorney General will provide introductory remarks which will be followed by breakout sessions. COSE/GCP member, Tim Opsitnick (Executive Vice President & General Counsel at TCDI), is a member CyberOhio’s Advisory Board and will also serve as a panel speaker to discuss best practices.

To Register for the CyberOhio Business Summit:
1. Please click on CyberOhio Business Summit “Register” link above and you will be connected to an Eventbrite registration page.
2. Once at the registration page, click on the green “Tickets” button.
3. Select “Day 2 CyberOhio Business Summit ONLY (no CLE).”
4. Click the green “Checkout” button.
5. Complete the required fields and then click the green “Complete Registration” button.

CyberOhio’s Business Summit will be held in conjunction with the Cleveland Marshall College of Law’s annual Cybersecurity & Privacy Protection Conference – to be held on March 22. There is a fee for the March 22 event, geared towards professionals in the cyber field and the opportunity offers continuing education credit.

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